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The Town of Hollywood Park Police Department welcomes you and wants to provide you with all of the pertinent information that is appropriate for us to provide. We hope the information that you receive will suit your needs and answer any questions that you may have concerning our agency, crime prevention, community service activities, and other police related matters.

The Town of Hollywood Park is proud to have a highly professional, educated, well trained staff of officers to ensure the safety and well-being of all Hollywood Park residents. Each officer takes great pride in his duties and service to this community.

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Police Department Mission Statement

“The mission of the Hollywood Park Police Department is the protection of life and property, the preservation of public peace and community oriented enforcement of the laws. To accomplish our mission we dedicate ourselves to service with care and compassion, while at all times conducting ourselves with the highest ethical standards to maintain public confidence”.

Chief Prichard hails from west Texas, mainly the Odessa/Midland area. Chief Prichard joined the military in 1997 and was accepted in the Military Intelligence Corps as a Counterintelligence (CI) Special Agent. While on active duty Chief Prichard served in operations in Bosnia, Kuwait and Afghanistan and held numerous leadership positions. His last assignment brought him to San Antonio where he was the security manager for a signals and intelligence site who provided support to the National Security Agency (NSA) and joint operations around the world.

After leaving the service Chief Prichard joined the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office. Chief Prichard rose through the ranks to Lieutenant over Patrol and Criminal Investigations and also obtained his detention officer certification. In 2012 Chief Prichard joined the Hollywood Park Police Department as a patrol sergeant. After the retirement of Chief Kwiecien the Mayor set up an independent review panel consisting of tenured law enforcement professionals to review and interview possible candidates for Chief. Chief Prichard was selected by this panel and was appointed the new Chief of Police by the Hollywood Park City Council.

Along with his law enforcement and military experience Chief Prichard holds a degree in criminal justice and is pursuing a degree in public administration. Chief Prichard holds a Master Peace Officer Certification from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and is also the recipient of the VFW Law Enforcement Gold Medal Award for the state of Texas and Academic Achievement Recognition from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.

Chief Prichard has also held numerous leadership positions in the community to include being a board member of the Salvation Army and past Vice-Commander of VFW Post 688.

Chief Prichard is married to his wife Amy and together they have two daughters.